Our Mission

Monday, May 21, 2018

Our students have their summer reading and here are summer reading suggestions for adults. Please join us in the next school year when we welcome these authors (and many others) as part of GPS 2018-2019. We are very excited to share the title of our community read to kick off the Glenbard Parent Series. Please join us. Details on our upcoming events can be found on GlenbardGPS.org

•First Class Support for College Students on the Autism Spectrum by Dr. Michael Duggan
•Right College, Right Price by Frank Palmasani
•The Yes Brain by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
•Adolescents and their Facebook Narratives: A Digital Coming of Age by Dr Jill Walsh
•No Drama Discipline by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
•Red Zone Fathering 48 Plays Great Fathers Make by Patrick Donohue
•Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School by Dr. John Medina
•Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain by Dr. Dana Suskind
•Conquering the SAT by Ned Johnson
•Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons
•The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control over Their Lives by Ned Johnson and Dr. William Stixrud
•Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom by Dr. Pete Hall
•Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives by Rachel Simmons
•Self-Injury: Simple Answers to Complex Problems by Dr. Jason Washburn
•The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids are Less Disciplined Than Ever and What to do About It by Katherine Reynolds Lewis
•Even on Your Worst Day You Can Be a Student’s Best Hope by Manny Scott
•The Behavior Code by Jessica Minahan
•The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World by Katie Hurley
•Smart Change: Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others by Dr. Art Markman
•Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate and Get Things Done by Dr. Art Markman

Glenbard Common Read: The Things They Carried

with Tim O’Brien August 22, 2018 at 7pm Glenbard West

The Glenbard Parent Series has selected the critically acclaimed novel, The Things They Carried by author Tim O’Brien as the 2018 GPS Community-Wide Read.

Students, parents and community members alike are invited to become acquainted with this distinguished piece of American literature that fictionalizes Pulitzer Prize finalist O'Brien's experiences surrounding the Vietnam War. Here is a compelling book that displays intense sensitivity and insight into courage and fear.This international award winning novel has been translated in twenty languages and was selected in Amazon's list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.

2018-2019 Schedule

2018-2019 Event Schedule

GPS

Our Mission

The Glenbard Parent Series engages top experts, parents, and school staff to become proactive and informed in pursuit of the mutual goal to strengthen our communities. High school and middle school parents and students, along with educators are encouraged to attend. Programs are free and open to the public.